Luke 22:36
34 And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.
35 And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.
Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.
37 For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end.
38 And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Now, however,” He told them, “the one with a purse should take it, and likewise a bag; and the one without a sword should sell his cloak and buy one.
- KJV
- Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.
- WEB
- Then he said to them, “But now, whoever has a purse, let him take it, and likewise a bag. Whoever has none, let him sell his cloak, and buy a sword.
- ASV
- And he said unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise a wallet; and he that hath none, let him sell his cloak, and buy a sword.
- DARBY
- He said therefore to them, But now he that has a purse let him take [it], in like manner also a scrip, and he that has none let him sell his garment and buy a sword;
- BLB
- And He said to them, “But now, the one having a purse, let him take [it], and likewise a bag; and the one having no sword, let him sell his cloak and buy one.
- ÅB
- Han sa da til dem: Men nå skal den som har pung, ta den med, likeså skreppe, og den som ikke har sverd, han selge sin kappe og kjøpe seg spis!
- OTB
- Han sa til dem, “Men nå, hvis du har en pung, ta den, og også en veske; og hvis du ikke har et sverd, selg kappen din og kjøp et.
- B1930
- Han sa da til dem: Men nu skal den som har pung, ta den med, likeså skreppe, og den som ikke har sverd, han selge sin kappe og kjøpe sig et!